They live in the shadow of a volcano that...

DANGER SIGNAL.

June 21, 1986

LERIDA, COLOMBIA — DANGER SIGNAL. They live in the shadow of a volcano that killed 20,000 people and appears ready to erupt again. They will not leave in spite of government warnings. Most fear that if they leave their homes and possessions they will be looted, military sources say. Also, there is no place for them to go. Red Cross workers who run a tent city for survivors of the Nov. 13 eruption say they will not be ready for even a minor disaster for two weeks. They may not have that long. A geologist in charge of a volcano observatory in the town of Manizales said an eruption could be ''a matter of days.''